Thiruvananthapuram: Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday has sworn in because the Kerala Chief Minister for the second time in a row after LDF thumped victory within the state Assembly elections. Vijayan in his stint for the second time will retain key roles like Home and IT portfolios whereas the first-timers PA Mohamed Riyas — Vijayan’s Son In Law — and Veena George take the onus of massive portfolios. George would be the new Health Minister for the state which was beforehand held by KK Shailaja, who was hailed for holding the Covid-19 illness within the first wave hit in 2020.
Here is an inventory of Ministers in Pinarayi’s Cabinet:
Pinarayi Vijayan
General Administration
All India Services
Planning and Economic Affairs
Science, Technology and Environment
Pollution Control
Scientific Institutes
Personnel and Administrative Reforms
Election
Integration
Information Technology
Sainik Welfare
Distress Relief
State Hospitality
Airports
Metro Rail
Inter-State River Waters
Coastal Shipping and Inland Navigation
Kerala State Inland Navigation Corporation
Information and Public Relations
Non- Resident Keralites’ Affairs
Home
Vigilance Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice
Fire and Rescue Services
Prisons
Printing and Stationery
Welfare of Minorities
All vital coverage issues
Subjects not talked about elsewhere
Shri Okay Rajan
Land Revenue
Survey and Land Records
Land Reforms
Housing
Shri Roshy Augustine
Irrigation
Command Area Development Authority
Ground Water Department
Water Supply and Sanitation
Shri Okay Krishnankutty
Electricity
ANERT
Shri A Okay Saseendran
Forests
Wild Life Protection
Shri Ahammad Devarkovil
Ports
Museums
Archaeology
Archives
Adv. Antony Raju
Road Transport
Motor Vehicles
Water Transport
Shri V Abdurahiman
Sports
Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage
Posts & Telegraphs
Railways
Adv. G R Anil
Food and Civil Supplies
Consumer Affairs
Legal Metrology
Shri Okay N Balagopal
Finance
National Savings
Stores Purchase
Commercial Taxes, Agricultural Income Tax
Treasuries
Lotteries
State Audit
Kerala State Financial Enterprises
State Insurance
Kerala Financial Corporation
Stamps and Stamp Duties
Prof. R Bindu
Collegiate Education
Technical Education Universities (Except Agriculture, Veterinary, Fisheries, Medical and Digital Universities)
Entrance Examinations
National Cadet Corps
Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP)
Social Justice
Smt. J Chinchurani
Animal Husbandry
Dairy Development, Milk Co-operatives
Zoos
Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University
Shri M V Govindan Master
Local Self Governments – Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations
Rural Development
Town Planning
Regional Development Authorities
KILA
Excise
Adv. P A Mohamed Riyas
Public Works Department
Tourism
Shri P Prasad
Agriculture
Soil Survey & Soil Conservation
Kerala Agriculture University
Warehousing Corporation
Shri Okay Radhakrishnan
Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes
Devaswoms
Parliamentary Affairs
Shri P Rajeeve
Law
Industries (Including Industrial co-operatives)
Commerce
Mining and Geology
Handlooms and Textiles
Khadi and Village Industries
Coir
Cashew Industry
Plantation Directorate
Shri Saji Cherian
Fisheries
Harbour Engineering
Fisheries University
Culture
Kerala State Film Development Corporation
Kerala State Chalachitra Academy and
Kerala State Cultural Activists Welfare Fund Board
Youth Affairs
Shri V Sivankutty
General Education
Literacy Movement
Labour
Employment and Training
Skills, Rehabilitation
Factories and Boilers
Insurance Medical Service
Industrial Tribunals
Labour Courts
Shri V N Vasavan
Co-operation
Registration
Smt. Veena George
Health
Family Welfare
Medical Education
Medical University
Indigenous Medicine
AYUSH
Drugs Control
Woman & Child Welfare
